A multiscale approach for assessing the interactions of environmental and biological systems in a holistic health risk assessment framework

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-21

  Georgopoulos, Panos G ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Comprehensive modeling systems; DORIAN; Environmental health; Exposures to mixtures; MENTOR; Risk assessments

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; HEALTH RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 38349159256     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11267-007-9137-7     Document Type: Article

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